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How to Win Nilah vs Aatrox Counter MatchupNilah is in the s tier of champions

Nilah vs Aatrox

How to Beat Aatrox as Nilah in LoLNilah is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Aatrox as Nilah

based on 2,816 Nilah vs Aatrox matchups
Win Rate
51 %
K/D/A
2.02
Pick Rate
4.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup stats from the millions of recently ranked LoL rounds that we evaluate each and every week. This guide on how to beat Aatrox as Nilah came out of an examination of 2816 ranked games where both champs opposed one another. This pairing is somewhat uncommon. Nilah is forced to battle against Aatrox in only 4.7% of their rounds.

Nilah vs Aatrox Matchup Summary

Nilah does a decent job of beating Aatrox. On average, they wins a acceptable 51.0% of the time the champions face off with each other in. In Nilah vs Aatrox matches, Nilah’s team is 0.0% more probable to get first blood, implying that they probably will be able to get first blood versus Aatrox.

Best Nilah vs Aatrox Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
PickaxeSerrated Dirk

Core Nilah Items

~22 Mins
BloodthirsterImmortal ShieldbowNavori Quickblades

Optional Items

Lord Dominik's RegardsBloodsongThe CollectorKraken Slayer

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Nilah to level upq
>
Second ability for Nilah to level upe
>
Last skill for Nilah to max outw

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: BloodlineLast Stand
DominationSudden ImpactTreasure Hunter
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Nilah's passive ability p
Nilah's q ability q
Nilah's w ability w
Nilah's e ability e
Nilah's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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E
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E
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Guide to Countering Aatrox as Nilah

Advice to Win Against Aatrox

Aatrox's Infernal Chains are easier to exit when running towards the sides or at Aatrox.

Aatrox's attacks are very telegraphed, so use the time to dodge the hit zones.

Keep your distance when Aatrox uses his Ultimate to prevent him from reviving.

Nilah vs Aatrox Counter Stats

Nilah Image
Win Rate
51 %
VS
Win Rate
49 %
Aatrox Image
7.3
< Kills >
5.8
6.6
< Deaths >
5.6
6
< Assists >
5.7
1.66
< Killing Sprees >
1.3
169
< Minions Killed >
165
0.15
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.4
18,106
< Physical Damage >
18,929
188
< Magic Damage >
3,758
440
< True Damage >
414
18,735
< Damage Dealt >
23,102
23,675
< Damage Taken >
35,315
12,300
< Gold Earned >
11,188
2.5
< Towers >
2.08
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
8,315
< Total Healing >
14,270
12,787
< Experience >
14,467
17
< Vision Score >
16
8
< Wards Placed >
8
85
< Time Dealing CC >
239

How to Counter Aatrox with Nilah in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page underscore some significant Nilah vs. Aatrox matchup stats that can help you interpret the differences between this pair of champions. For instance, Nilah’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Aatrox’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Nilah may be more central to their team's team fighting effectiveness than Aatrox..

Nilah often has a slightly larger longest killing spree than their opponent does. Commonly, they takes less damage than Aatrox. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also imply that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Nilah and Aatrox

Damage Types Compared

Nilah
Aatrox
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nilah
Aatrox

Who is Better, Nilah or Aatrox?

Both LoL champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Nilah usually wins when playing against Aatrox, with a 51.0% win rate. Thus, Nilah makes a good counter to Aatrox.

While Nilah does have a higher winrate than Aatrox, when on opposite teams, Nilah also has a much greater learning curve that makes them a more difficult champion to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Nilah into Aatroxas their relative depth means you may not be able to unleash their full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Nilah also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Aatrox. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Nilah vs Aatrox matchups, Nilah is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Nilah is a decent counter to Aatrox. You will do well by focussing your strategy on maximizing your CS and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Nilah against Aatrox.

Other Champion Matchups Against Nilah

Nilah Loses Against

LilliaLillia46% winrateTaricTaric47.7% winrateJannaJanna47.8% winrateBardBard48.3% winrate

Nilah Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee60.7% winrateRek'SaiRek'Sai59.1% winrateYuumiYuumi58.4% winrateKai'SaKai'Sa57.2% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

TaricTaric+ 57% 1485 GamesLilliaLillia+ 57.4% 3643 GamesTahm KenchTahm Kench+ 57.4% 1251 GamesAniviaAnivia+ 58% 860 Games

Additional Information for Nilah Players

How We Calculated Our Nilah vs Aatrox Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Aatrox as Nilah, we analyzed 2,816 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Aatrox as Nilah comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

Other Useful Resources

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Nilah in order to counter Aatrox during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions displayed above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nilah most often gets a similar amount of CS as Aatrox. Champs who typically don't take many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values displayed here to do well.

The ideal items to use in your Nilah versus Aatrox build consist of Bloodthirster, Immortal Shieldbow, and Navori Quickblades. When Nilah bought at least these three pieces in their build, they performed much better countering Aatrox than with most other typical builds. In fact, Nilah boasted an average winrate of 51.0% when countering Aatrox with this build.

To have the highest likelihood of defeating Aatrox as Nilah, you should take the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Bloodline, Last Stand, Sudden Impact, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players picked for Nilah vs Aatrox counter picks, this set of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 51.0% winrate overall.

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